Extra Smarts #5

A Note from the Editor

It seems to be “event season” at the moment. Two weeks ago Louise and I attended the excellent TEAM Conference , RecConnect 's Recscape was last week and Louise hosted The Recruiters Network Summer Social yesterday, RecFest is next week and the exclusive Recruiter's Network Conference is coming up soon too.

If you want to keep track of what is happening, and when and where, Hung Lee has a great Big List of Events on his website.

Is it Unethical to Recruit a Competitor’s Top Employees?

My favourite article from the "We Love..." section this month. I just thought it covered some interesting perspectives and legal points you might not have considered.

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What Are the Top 10 Trends in Attracting Clients To Work With Your Recruitment Agency?

This is our most-read article of the month. It looks into the top strategies that recruitment agencies can use to effectively entice clients.

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Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile in 2023

I also thought this article from Laurie Ruettimann was excellent. Really helpful, practical, and engaging. If you want better engagement with, and results, from your LinkedIn profile, I recommend you start here.

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How to use Facebook Groups to Build an Engaged Community

At a recent Job Boards Connect event, I met an owner of a job board who had built his entire network, and was still running much of his niche recruiting, through a Facebook group so I thought this was worth a wider share.

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Job Advert Inclusivity - What it Means, Why it Matters, How You Can Increase the Inclusivity of Your Ads

Inclusivity and diversity a topics very close to my heart. As Emily Buckley says in the article, "Not only is ensuring your job ads are inclusive the right thing to do, it makes business sense to reach a wider talent pool - now more than ever."

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